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Drexel's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Drexel took in $1.5 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)45%City taxes27%State tax money19%County and local tax money6.4%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

8.8%

of Drexel's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes27%

Other taxes
14%$199 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$118 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$74 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.8%$129 thousand
Property tax
4.3%$64 thousand

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$662 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$329 thousand
  • Sewer$236 thousand
  • Electric power$44 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand
  • Gas$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
19%$284 thousand

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$95 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$38 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Interest on debt10%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%

What stands out

10%

of Drexel's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$498 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$461 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$466 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$278 thousand
  • Water supply$186 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$121 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$67 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Drexel. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Drexel itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.